Installation

Warning! This page documents an earlier version of Telegraf, which is no longer actively developed. Telegraf v1.5 is the most recent stable version of Telegraf.

This page provides directions for installing, starting, and configuring Telegraf.

Requirements

Installation of the Telegraf package may require root or administrator privileges in order to complete successfully.

Networking

Telegraf offers multiple service plugins that may
require custom ports.
All port mappings can be modified through the configuration file
which is located at /etc/telegraf/telegraf.conf for default installations.

NTP

Telegraf uses a host’s local time in UTC to assign timestamps to data.
Use the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to synchronize time between hosts; if hosts’ clocks
aren’t synchronized with NTP, the timestamps on the data can be inaccurate.